Kaguya-sama: Love Is War wants me to turn myself in.

Amamiya Natsuki said in a deep voice:

"The person is probably no longer in the house."

Rikka was very worried: "Yukino-chan was right next to me, and she disappeared in the blink of an eye."

“They must be outside,” Kaguya Shinomiya said, frowning. “While we were talking, other ghost stories might have started nearby and secretly attacked Yukinoshita.”

Fujiwara Chika clenched her pink fist and said:

"Let's all go out together and find Yukino-chan!"

“No way.” Natsuki Amamiya shook her head in rejection. “Yukinoshita isn’t like Sayu, who would be easily fooled. In other words, if even Yukinoshita can be kidnapped without a sound, it will be dangerous for you to go out.”

Shayou: "..."

Thanks, I was offended.

“I’ll go.” Amamiya Natsuki took out the Shadow Cloak, put it on, and then held the amulet. “The person should still be nearby… I’ll go out and scout ahead first.”

Natsuki Amamiya donned her cloak and entered the mist.

The effects of the witch's potion were still present; even when inside the fog, one could barely see.

The problem is that the current situation is different from when Sayu went missing.

At that time, the roadsides were covered with humus-rich soil, and each step would leave a very noticeable footprint.

The roads in the village are quite solid, and no footprints are left.

Amamiya Natsuki arrived at the spot where the snow had disappeared, looked around, but found no obvious clues.

Look around.

Fog enveloped the world.

The entire village was deathly silent.

Without any clear clues, the probability of bumping into Yukino Yukinoshita while wandering around is actually very low.

That being the case...

Amamiya Natsuki calmly made a decision in her mind, reached into her pocket with her right hand, took out a rice ball, and then gently whistled.

The fog billowed and churned.

Before long, a human-faced dog ran out of the mist and happily wagged its tail around Amamiya Natsuki.

"Human, what are you trying to do now?" The human-faced dog, Yuuko, said fiercely. "Don't push your luck!"

Amamiya Natsuki said calmly:

"Yukino-san suddenly disappeared. Can you help me find her?"

"That girl with long, straight black hair?" The human-faced dog's face showed a gloating expression. "Why should I help you find her?"

Amamiya Natsuki said earnestly:

"Because dogs have a very keen sense of smell?"

"Damn it!" the human-faced dog roared in fury. "You actually used me as a search and rescue dog!"

Natsuki Amamiya remained expressionless, one hand on her belt, and threatened:

"You wouldn't want your food to get dirty, would you?"

"Disgusting! Perverted! Shameless! Lecherous!"

The man with the dog's face was fierce on the outside but weak on the inside, and he became enraged out of shame.

“Three minutes.” Amamiya Natsuki held up three fingers, unmoved. “If you can’t find the person within three minutes, I’ll have to ask you to eat DNA.”

"hentai!!"

The human-faced dog tried to struggle a bit more, "Even if I wanted to help, I couldn't control my body, otherwise I would have eaten you long ago!"

Amamiya Natsuki squinted and said:

"You just can't fight your canine instincts. You can actually control your body a little without going against your canine instincts, right?"

"how do you know?"

The human-faced dog was startled; its secret had been exposed. With no excuse to refuse, it could only whimper and sniff, reluctantly saying:

"Humans, follow me."

Natsuki Amamiya followed the human-faced dog along a stone-paved path into the mist.

After a while.

"That woman is just ahead," the human-faced dog said loudly on purpose.

Amamiya Natsuki stopped and squinted. Sure enough, she saw Yukinoshita, a girl with long, straight black hair and fluffy cat ears, standing in front of her. In front of her was a middle-aged woman wearing a kimono and a mask.

Amamiya Natsuki was certain that this middle-aged woman did not exist among the players; without a doubt, she was something that haunted a player's inner fears.

Yukino Yukinoshita followed behind the masked woman, her body seemingly being controlled, her movements stiff, silently taking each step forward.

at the same time.

Hearing the shout, the masked woman also stopped and tilted her head to look over.

"Hehehe..."

The human-faced dog, Yuuko, sneered inwardly.

Don't think that only humans do things like using someone else to do their dirty work.

Amamiya Natsuki remained calm. Now that she had been discovered, she simply stepped forward, took out a rice ball, and threw it forcefully at the Masked Ghost Story, commanding:

"Jiezi, bite her!"

"……asshole!!"

The human-faced dog, Yuko, cursed angrily as she ran towards the masked woman.

Natsuki Amamiya followed closely behind, but his target was not the masked woman, but Yukino Yukinoshita.

Fighting monsters is pointless; saving people is the real goal.

Natsuki Amamiya has always been very good at distinguishing between primary and secondary matters.

Rushing to Yukino's side, Natsuki Amamiya finally saw clearly that many transparent threads extended from the Masked Ghost Story's body, connecting to Yukino and controlling everything about the girl.

Without saying a word, Natsuki Amamiya quickly took out the headless JK's utility knife that she had obtained from the previous dungeon. This thing could deal some damage to ghost stories.

With a swift motion, he cut the threads binding the girl, then hoisted Yukino Yukinoshita onto his shoulder and ran away.

"...A strategic retreat!"

Chapter 497 The Service Under the Snow

"Natsuki-kun, put me down first."

After severing the puppet's control threads, Yukino Yukinoshita quickly regained consciousness and said in a low voice.

"Can you walk by yourself?"

Upon hearing this, Natsuki Amamiya stopped and put Yukino Yukinoshita off his shoulder.

"It's no problem anymore."

"That's good."

To be honest, carrying Yukino Yukinoshita on my shoulders wasn't comfortable. This girl is too thin. She looks fine normally, but when you actually carry her and run, you realize she's all bones, which makes your shoulders ache.

Yukino wanted to get down and walk by herself, probably because the posture was too embarrassing and she felt humiliated, and also because her bones were hurting.

"call……"

Yukino Yukinoshita exhaled softly, subtly extending her right hand and quietly rubbing her ribs.

"Let's talk as we walk," Natsuki Amamiya asked in a low voice, "When were you attacked? Why didn't you call for help?"

Yukino Yukinoshita bit her lower lip: "That woman just now... looks a bit like me in real life."

"You were talking when I saw her standing in the mist, and I instinctively took two steps..."

Natsuki Amamiya continued:

"And then your body was taken control?"

"Ah."

Yukino Yukinoshita responded softly, "That ghost story can shoot transparent threads. Once you are connected, you will be controlled like a puppet and will not even be able to call for help. It is not clear whether she can control multiple targets at the same time."

Amamiya Natsuki remarked:

"I never thought that even the absolutely correct Yukinoshita would make a mistake."

“There is no such thing as absolute calmness or correctness in the world.” Yukino Yukinoshita raised her right hand, tucked a strand of hair that had fallen to her chest behind her ear, and said calmly, “Of course I make mistakes too.”

After a pause, Yukino Yukinoshita whispered again:

"Sorry for causing you trouble."

If you make a mistake, you should admit it.

Yukino Yukinoshita is never one to shirk responsibility; if she causes trouble for others, of course she should apologize.

Amamiya Natsuki waved her hand and casually said:

"When apologizing, you should show... cough, sincerity."

Yukino Yukinoshita crossed her arms and looked at her with disdain: "After helping others, you immediately make sexual harassment requests. Natsuki-san's character is quite worrying."

"Character?" Amamiya Natsuki said calmly, "As long as I give up my identity as a human being, I will never be bound by character again."

Yukinoshita Yukino: "..."

A sharp tongue is no match for a shameless person.

The two walked forward while talking.

Yukino Yukinoshita's fluffy cat ears suddenly twitched, and she abruptly stopped, grabbing Natsuki Amamiya's arm and whispering:

"There's something ahead."